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New Deal Review Packet Flashcards

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During the 1932 presidential election campaign, Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised relief for the poor and more __ __ programs- government-funded building projects

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public works

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To convey his concern for those suffering through the Great Depression, president Roosevelt gave many __ __, in which he used the radio to address and reassure the American people

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fireside chats

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The period of intense government activity immediately after President Roosevelt took office was aimed at bringing relief from the Great Depression and became known as the __ __

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Hundred Days

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President Roosevelt’s program to deal with the Great Depression was known as the __ __, a term Roosevelt coined during the presidential election campaign

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New Deal

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act gave farmers a government payment, or __, to grow fewer crops

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subisdy

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Senator __ __ set up an organization called the Share Our Wealth Society, which called for higher taxes on the wealthy so that the government could pay each American family a yearly income and a sum of money with which they could purchase a home

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Huey Long

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To strengthen the nation’s shaky banking system, President Roosevelt issued and executive order that __ the temporary closing of all banks while new banking laws were passed

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mandated

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The New Deal marked a __ shift in the relationship between government and the American people

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significant

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Built dams and other projects along the Tennessee River

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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Group that spoke for many conservatives who thought the New Deal had gone too far

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American Liberty League

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Played an important role in several major social issues, including the campaign to stop the lynching of African Americans

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Issued rulings that hampered the New Deal

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US Supreme Court

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gave government officials the power to examine banks

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Emergency Banking Act

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T/F:In the flurry of activity during spring of 1935 that became known as the Second Hundred Days, President Roosevelt launched the Better Deal

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FSecond New Deal

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T/F:John L Lewis led a group that broke away from the AFL in 1935 and formed the CCC

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FCIOCommittee for Industrial Organization

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T/F:In 1936, the United Auto Workers confronted GM with a sit-down strike, a new type of labor action in which workers vowed to remain at the factory day and night until the work dispute was settled

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T

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T/F:New Beginnings was a program that provided a guaranteed pension for many Americans age 65 or older

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FSocial Security

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T/F:A budget surplus occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in

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Fdeficit

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T/F:Classical economic theory stressed balanced budgets

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T

20
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T/F:John Maynard Keynes argued that deficit spending was acceptable if it provided jobs and stimulated the economy

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T

21
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T/F:A fiery speaker and organizer, John L Lewis was head of the United Mine Workers

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T

22
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A centerpiece of the Second New Deal was the __ __ Act

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Social Security

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With nearly 5 billion dollars to spend, the __ __ __ was the largest peacetime jobs program in American history

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Works Progress Administration

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A __ __ required special commitments on the part of strikers, who were expected to occupy their workplace day and night until their dispute with management was resolved

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sit-down strike

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Created as a collection of smaller unions representing the interests of skilled workers, the __ became the nation’s largest union

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AFL

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British economist __ argued that limited deficit spending could provide jobs and stimulate the economy

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J.M. Keynes

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Frustrated that many parts of his New Deal program had been struck down, President Roosevelt tried to “pack” the __ __ with as many as 6 justices friendly to his program

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Supreme Court

28
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Roosevelt was elected to a second term as president in a landslide victory over his Republican opponent, Governor __ of Kansas

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Landon

29
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John L Lewis led a group that broke away from the AFL in 1935 to form the __

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CIO

30
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What group of African Americans became a powerful symbol of rising influence in government and helped President Roosevelt as his unofficial advisors?

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Black Cabinet

31
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What was the new type of music that swept the country in the 1930s and was a highly orchestrated version of jazz?

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swing

32
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Who was the first woman to head and executive department in the federal government? Which department did she head?

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Frances PerkinsLabor

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Who was a celebrated chronicler of the Great Depression and raised awareness of the poorest of the poor in America?

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Dorothea Lange

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Who was director of Negro Affairs in the National Youth Administration and headed an unofficial group of advisers to President Roosevelt?

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Mary McLeod Bethune

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During the Great Depression, the struggles of the rural poor were captured in the photographs of __ __

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Dorothea Lange

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The team that created the Social Security system was led by __ __

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Frances Perkins

37
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The lives of ordinary Americans were celebrated in song by __ __

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Woody Guthrie

38
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Which does not belong with the others?a) Marian Andersonb) incomec) workersd) minimum wage

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a) Marian Anderson

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Which does not belong with the others?a) occupantb) officeholderc) incumbentd) labor

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d) labor

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T/F:When the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow Marian Anderson to hold a concert at a hall they owned, Eleanor Roosevelt arranged to have the singer perform on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

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T

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T/F:The Fair Labor Standards Act established a salary cap, the lowest wage that an employer can legally pay a worker

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Fminimum wage

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T/F:A person who already holds an office is an aficionado

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Fincumbent

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T/F:The New Deal did little to change the relationship between the American people and their government

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did much to change the link

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T/F:The relief programs of the New Deal were intended to be a permanent solution to joblessness

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Fnot to be permanent

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T/F:The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created during the New Deal and continues to protect the bank deposits of millions of Americans today

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T

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T/F:The Fair Labor Standards Act passed by Congress in 1938 established the maximum wage that an employer could legally pay a worker

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Fminimum wage

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T/F:Following the 1938 congressional elections, President Roosevelt found that he lacked support he needed to pass more New Deal-style laws

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T

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